Discussion

First meal to teach a kid to cook

We've taught our son to make scrambled eggs and omlettes (with supervision of course). Give me some other ideas of things that you've taught your kids or you remember being taught how to prepare - and still make.

Son: Oatmeal cookies using the recipe on the box. They turned out better than good!Daughter: Simple marinara sauce. I was always in the kitchen when they were cooking.

They both prepped for me from about the age of 8 (+/-). At first they just assembled the ingredients, then as they got older they measured out the herbs and spices, progressing to chopping the vegetables. They both set the table for dinner when time and homework permitted. We used a "formal" setting so they would get used to using the various forks, etc.